Roll Call: Celebrity Babies of 2017

Whew! Well, 2017 wasn't good for much, but it was definitely a banner year for celebrity babies. Is it just us, or did it seem like every other day, science and/or the stork brought us a new pregnancy, surrogacy or adoption announcement?

Just in case you were sleeping under a rock somewhere and missed all this year's breeding excitement, we've rounded up 15 of the most talked-about births of the year — in no particular order, because we’re super-casual like that. From musicians to models, actors to comedians, athletes to reality TV stars, we saw plenty of baby mamas and daddies light up Twitter and Instagram this year. And as if these cute kids and their chic parents weren't enough, spoiler: Some of these celeb baby names are just plain wackadoo.

So if you’re feeling blue this holiday season, hey, just imagine these celebs totally sleep-deprived and elbow-deep in dirty diapers. Celeb parents: losing their minds, just like us. Bring it on, 2018!

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Jason Aldean & Brittany Kerr

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The country star and his wife were thrilled to announce the birth of baby boy Memphis on Instagram on Dec. 2. The couple — and unborn Memphis — survived the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas just a few months before his birth.

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Jeremy & Audrey Roloff

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TLC's Little People, Big World stars Jeremy and Audrey Roloff welcomed their first child together on Sept. 10: a ginger baby named Ember Jean. Audrey's had a rough go of it so far, with postpartum depression and mom-shamers coming out of the woodwork to criticize her. But all we see here is love (and a lot of red hair).

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Zooey Deschanel & Jacob Pechenik

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The New Girl actor and her husband have a new guy on their hands — their second child, son Charlie Wolf Pechenik. Charlie joined big sister Elsie Otter. Place your bets now on which animal Baby No. 3 will get as a middle name.

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Jimmy Kimmel & Molly McNearney

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There are a lot of late, late nights happening for the TV host and his wife — but they’re thrilled about it. Their second child together, son William, was born in April 2017 and immediately needed open-heart surgery. Today, he and the whole family are doing just fine — in fact, Billy likes to help his dad write his monologues.

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Julia Stiles & Preston J. Cook

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The actor likes to keep her private life private — but even she couldn't resist sharing a baby bump selfie earlier this year. She and husband Preston J. Cook welcomed son Strummer Newcomb on Oct. 20 this fall.